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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Things You Didn't Know: "CARNIVALS"




1. What we call “Cotton Candy” was originally called “Fairy Floss” and was invented in 1897 by candy makers William Morris and John C. Wharton of Nashville, Tennessee.


2. Games you play at a fair or carnival also go by the slang name, “joints”.

3. Midnight Madness is when the fair stays open past midnight and into the early morning hours.


4. The traveling carnival began in America in the late 1800’s as a result of improved transportation and technology.

5. The carousel is also known as the "Key to the midway."


Sources: http://lemysterieuxcarnival.blogspot.com
http://www.mybluecrayon.com/html/finalgoodtoknow.html


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